8:11 PM >> The M Word

mal·a·dy n. pl. mal·a·dies
A disease, a disorder, or an ailment.
An unwholesome condition: the malady of discontent.
malady

\Mal"a*dy\, n.; pl. Maladies. [F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick, OF. also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See Malice, and Habit.] 1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. --Buckminster.

2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.

Love's a malady without a cure. --Dryden.

Syn: Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See Disease.

malady

n 1: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?" 2: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism [syn: illness, unwellness, sickness] [ant: health]

8:57 AM >> Black Napkins

At a breakfast spot this morning, I saw a sign offering "black napkins upon request." Oh, gee, what? I thought, I don't know what I think, but what is this? Huh? Black napkins? Can't we all just use the same napkins? Equality and such. I am so confused. Why? It was weird.

9:15 PM >> I stick my tongue out at you

So are all the people that are against homosexuality because "it is no what god intended" also against finding cures for diseases? Because unless your god is fallible (and only the ancient Greek and Roman gods were fallible; those religions were so much more fun!), then he/she/it also intended for these diseases to exist and for them to do what they do.

5:04 PM >> Weeping with joy

Right now there are three empty bottles sitting on the desk in my cube:

Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew LiveWire
Mountain Dew Pitch Black

And I am listening to ESPN radio on my headphones over the internet. These are the things that make me love America.

The only downside is ever since discovering ESPNradio.com, I no longer listen to music at work, which is much less mentally stimulating. I think that explains the vast dropoff in blog output from the Corporal.

1:07 AM >> Oh yeah, and also...

Here's another email I sent the parents:

"There are two things that would be cool that I just remembered...

1) having my Barnes and Noble prefered reader card renewed, and
2) having my ArtsCard subscription renewed

I can give you more info on these two items if you are still searching for things

Later,
Damian

PS, what's for dinner Saturday?"

12:57 AM >> Birthday Incidentals

I have a birthday coming up and my parents keep hounding me to get a list together of items that I would like to have. I've sent them one list, which consisted mainly of DVDs and CDs that I would like. Pretty lame, really. If this is all they are getting me a gift certif to B&N would do just fine. Actually, I wouldn't mind having my B&N advantage card (or whatever it's called) renewed for the year. Now that I think of it, I'd also like to have my ArtsCard subscription renewed. I wish they read these posts.

But on to the point. Here is an email I sent them tonight. It is a follow up to a list of various DVDs and CDs that I was interested in having. Here's the email:

"oh, two other things i thought of for my b-day list:
1) white socks
2) blank cds
3) fun things dealing with cooking"

I can't wait to report on the spoils this year. I'll keep you all posted.

12:51 PM >> Poor Symmetry

You would think that the inventor of the word "Symmetry" would have went palindrome with it, wouldn't you. I would have dubbed it something like "Styemmeyts" (PRONOUNCED: Sty-me-yits).

12:24 AM >> Ewwwwwww

The grossest thing ever to me is seeing who the person is that has the room adjacent to yours in the hotel.

Why do I always stay up too late?

3:44 PM >> Wanted: Bedside Lamp

Hey Hoo! Please keep your eyes peeled for a nice little bedside lamp. Nothing big. Nothing gaudy. Nothing high-tech. Nothing too bright. Just a little illuminescence for nighttime reading before going to bed. It needs to be bright enough to light up books as I sit and read in my bed. Ideally, when I am ready to retire, I'll pull a little cord or flip a little inconspicuous switch and then darkness.

7:59 PM >> Mustard

OK, I just moved into a new apartment and my brother/roommate threw away all of our old condiments from the fridge. That means I get to go out and buy all new ones. My friend Ben has this kick ass Jalapeno mustard. He said that it is from Publix, but I did not see it there. It is great on Hamburgers (homemade and McDonald's). I searched for it tonight and did not find it. Among the Publix brands I found a horseradish infused mustard (which I purchased), one that said bold flavored (though the ingredients were much the same as the regular), a sweet honey-ish one, and a standard mustard. They had no Jap Mustard. I was disappointed, but the horseradish one will work, cause it will have a major kick, I am sure.

In other mustard/condiment news, Quick Trip has this fancy line of mustard and spreads from there sandwich arm, the Heartland Kitchen. I went to check them out today. They taste good. I already know that. But, I wanted the scoop. I was interested in purchase. The bottles are expensive. And you won't believe it, but a serving of the Chipotle stuff has 20 grams of fat. It most definitely must be mayonnaise based. It's really tastey with the taquitos though.

That's it.

7:48 PM >> Sick Drinks

I am a firm believer in the product Emergen-C. From some random web site here is a description:

"Emergen-C is widely used by athletes and people in all walks of life to provide nutritional support for a great variety of needs, such as starting the day, jogging, weight lifting, general stress, even to help ward off the late afternoon let-down! Emergen-C fizzes in water to furnish 1,000 mg Vitamin C with 28 different mineral electrolytes plus B Vitamins. A delicious invigorating drink with eight times as much potassium as Gatorade. Sweetened with Fructose (except Lite and Lo-Cal) for Quick Energy with Staying Power! Lemon-Lime flavor."

I generally have a packet when I feel that I am getting sick or when I am around a bunch of dust and unfamiliar and dirty things. It's got a bunch of your daily allotted vitamin C so I am convinced that it saves me from catching something. A lady I work with said that it is also an energy booster. Maybe.

Here's the deal. The other day I mixed an orange Emercen-C packet with a can of Sprite. I sipped a little from the can and then carefully poured in the powder. It was one of the best drinks I have ever had in my life. Awesome.

So the next thing you know, I mix it with whiskey and Fanta orange the other night (the lemon-lime one). Not that great.

But then, today, I mixed a Cranberry packet with vodka and Fanta orange. It was very very berry good. I highly suggest this healthy/unhealthy habit.

Try one today. Get hooked on Emergen-C today!